Richard G. Reiten, Retired CEO, Northwest Natural

About the Speaker

Reiten served as chief executive officer of Northwest Natural Gas from 1997 until 2002. He joined the company as president and chief operating officer and was elected to the board in 1996. He was appointed to the additional position of chairman of the board in September 2000, a position he held until 2005.

Before joining Northwest Natural, Reiten served as president and chief operating officer of Portland General Electric Company (PGE) after serving as president of PGE’s parent company, Portland General Corporation. Reiten also serves as a director of Building Materials Holding Corporation, Idacorp, Inc. and National Fuel Gas Company.